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February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar . There are 333 days remaining, (334 in Leap Year s).
Events
- 1411 - Peace Of Toruń 1411 signed in Toruń , Poland
- 1662 - The Chinese general Koxinga seizes the island of Taiwan after a nine-month siege.
- 1713 - The '' Kalabalik '' or ''Tumult in Bendery '' results from the Ottoman Sultan 's order that his unwelcome guest, King Charles XII Of Sweden , be seized.
- 1788 - Isaac Briggs and William Longstreet patent the Steamboat .
- 1790 - In New York City the Supreme Court Of The United States convenes for the first time.
- 1793 - France declares war on the United Kingdom and the Netherlands .
- 1796 - The capital of Upper Canada is moved from Newark to York .
- 1814 - Mayon Volcano , in the Philippines , erupts, killing around 1,200 people; most devastating eruption of Mayon Volcano .
- 1856 - Auburn University is chartered as the East Alabama Male College .
- secedes from the United States .
- 1862 - Julia Ward Howe 's " Battle Hymn Of The Republic " is published for the first time in the '' Atlantic Monthly ''.
- 1880 - The first edition of theatrical Newspaper '' The Stage '' is published.
- 1884 - Edition one of the '' Oxford English Dictionary '' is published.
- 1893 - Thomas A. Edison finishes construction of the first Motion Picture studio, the Black Maria ( West Orange, New Jersey ).
- 1896 - The opera '' La Bohème '' premieres ( Turin ).
- 1908 - King Carlos I Of Portugal and his son, Prince Luis Filipe are killed in Terreiro Do Paco , Lisbon .
- 1913 - New York City 's Grand Central Terminal opens as the world's largest Train Station .
- 1918 - Russia adopts the Gregorian Calendar .
- 1920 - The Royal Canadian Mounted Police begin operations.
- 1924 - United Kingdom recognizes USSR .
- 1929 - Frenchman Charles Rigoulet is the first Weightlifter to lift over 400 pounds (181 kg) in the "clean and jerk" method.
- is appointed Premier Of Norway by the Nazi occupiers.
- 1946 - Trygve Lie of Norway is picked to be the first United Nations Secretary General .
- 1958 - Merger of Egypt and Syria to form the United Arab Republic , which lasted until 1961 .
- 1960 - Four black students stage a Sit-in at a lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina .
- 1965 - Churchill River , Newfoundland - Hamilton River in Labrador renamed Churchill River in honour of Winston Churchill .
- officer Nguyen Van Lem is executed by Nguyen Ngoc Loan a South Vietnam ese National Police Chief . The execution was videotaped and photographed by Eddie Adams and helped sway public opinion Against The War .
- 1968 - Official Unification of the three former military services of Canada , the Royal Canadian Navy , the Canadian Army and the Royal Canadian Air Force became the united Canadian Armed Forces .
- 1968 - Merger of the historic New York Central Railroad and Pennsylvania Railroad to form ill-fated Penn Central Transportation .
- 1974 - In São Paulo , Brazil , a fire in a 25-story office building kills 189 and injures 293.
- 1974 - Kuala Lumpur declared a Federal Territory .
- 1978 - Director Roman Polanski skips Bail and flees to France after pleading guilty to charges of engaging in sex with a 13-year-old girl.
- 1979 - Convicted bank robber Patty Hearst is released from prison after her sentence was commuted by President Jimmy Carter .
- 1979 - Ayatollah Khomeini is welcomed back into Tehran , Iran after nearly 15 years of exile.
- 1981 - Trevor Chappell bowls his infamous "Underarm Ball" to Brian McKechnie to prevent New Zealand scoring a 6, and tying the ODI , on the last ball of the third match in the final of the Benson & Hedges World Series Cup . It directly led to the banning of underarm bowling by the International Cricket Council as not within the spirit of the game.
- 1982 - Senegal and Gambia form a loose confederation known as Senegambia .
- 1989 - The Western Australian towns of Kalgoorlie and Boulder amalgamate to form the City Of Kalgoorlie-Boulder .
- 1992 - The Chief Judicial Magistrate of Bhopal court declares Warren Anderson , ex- CEO of Union Carbide , a fugitive under India n law for failing to appear in the Bhopal Disaster case.
- 1994 - In Portland, Oregon Tonya Harding 's ex-husband Jeff Gillooly pleads guilty for his role in attacking figure skater Nancy Kerrigan .
- 1995 - Manic Street Preachers lyricist Richey James Edwards goes missing from the Embassy Hotel in London, UK .
- 1996 - Communications Decency Act is passed by the U.S. Congress .
- 1999 - North Dakota Public Radio is launched.
- 2003 - Space Shuttle Columbia Disintegrates over Texas upon reentry killing all seven Astronaut s onboard.
- 2004 - At least 244 people trampled to death in a stampede at the Hajj Pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia .
- 2004 - Janet Jackson exposes her Breast on American Television during the half-time show of the Super Bowl .
- 2005 - Nepal King Gyanendra excercised Coup D'état to capture the democracy becoming Chairman of the Councils Of Ministers .
Births
- 1261 - Walter De Stapledon , English bishop (d. 1326 )
- 1462 - Johannes Trithemius , German cryptographer (d. 1516 )
- 1552 - Edward Coke , English colonial entrepreneur and jurist (d. 1634 )
- 1635 - Marquard Gude , German archaeologist (d. 1689 )
- 1690 - Francesco Maria Veracini , Italian composer (d. 1768 )
- 1761 - Christian Hendrik Persoon , South African mycologist (d. 1836 )
- 1844 - G. Stanley Hall , American psychologist (d. 1844 )
- 1859 - Victor Herbert , Irish composer (d. 1924 )
- 1874 - Hugo Von Hofmannsthal , Austrian writer (d. 1929 )
- 1882 - Louis Stephen St. Laurent , twelfth Prime Minister Of Canada (d. 1973 )
- 1884 - Yevgeny Zamyatin , Russian writer (d. 1937 )
- 1887 - Charles Nordhoff , English-born author (d. 1947 )
- 1894 - John Ford , American director and producer (d. 1973 )
- 1894 - James P. Johnson , American pianist and composer (d. 1955 )
- 1898 - Enzo Ferrari , Italian auto manufacturer (d. 1988 )
- 1901 - Clark Gable , American actor (d. 1960 )
- 1902 - Langston Hughes American writer (d. 1967 )
- 1904 - S. J. Perelman , American humorist and author (d. 1979 )
- 1905 - Emilio G. Segrè , Italian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1989 )
- 1906 - Hildegarde , American actress and singer (d. 2005 )
- 1907 - Günter Eich , German lyricist (d. 1972 )
- 1908 - George Pál , Hungarian-born director and producer (d. 1980 )
- 1909 - George Beverly Shea , Canadian singer
- 1915 - Sir Stanley Matthews , English football player (d. 2000 )
- 1918 - Muriel Spark , Scottish author (d. 2006 )
- 1922 - Renata Tebaldi , Italian soprano (d. 2004 )
- 1931 - Boris Yeltsin , President Of Russia
- 1936 - Azie Taylor Morton , U.S. Treasurer (d. 2003 )
- 1937 - Don Everly , American musician ( Everly Brothers )
- 1937 - Garrett Morris , American comedian
- 1938 - Sherman Hemsley , American comedian and actor
- 1940 - Bibi Besch , Austrian-American actress (d. 1996 )
- 1941 - Karl Dall , German Television Moderator .
- 1942 - Terry Jones , Welsh actor and writer
- 1944 - Burkhard Ziese , German football manager
- 1947 - Jessica Savitch , American journalist (d. 1983 )
- 1948 - Rick James , American musician and composer (d. 2004 )
- 1948 - Elisabeth Sladen , British actress
- 1950 - Mike Campbell , American guitarist and producer
- 1954 - Bill Mumy , American actor and musician
- 1956 - Exene Cervenka , American musician ( X )
- 1961 - Volker Fried , German field hockey player
- 1962 - José Luis Cuciuffo , Argentinian footballer
- 1962 - Tomoyasu Hotei , Japanese guitarist
- 1965 - Sherilyn Fenn , American actress
- 1965 - Brandon Lee , American actor (d. 1993 )
- 1965 - Princess Stéphanie Of Monaco
- 1965 - Noah Blake , American actor and Reality Series star
- 1966 - Michelle Akers , American soccer player
- 1966 - Rob Lee , English footballer
- 1968 - Lisa Marie Presley , American singer and actress
- 1968 - Pauly Shore , American comedian
- 1968 - Mark Recchi , Canadian Ice Hockey player
- 1969 - Gabriel Batistuta , Argentine footballer
- 1969 - Joshua Redman , American musician
- 1969 - Brian Krause , American actor
- 1971 - Jill Kelly , American pornographic actress
- 1971 - Ron Welty , American musician ( The Offspring )
- 1971 - Zlatko Zahovič , Slovenian footballer
- 1972 - Yoshi DeHerrera , American television personality
- 1974 - David Carter , Seneschalstown footballer (retired)
- 1975 - Big Boi , American musician ( Outkast )
- 1977 - Kevin Kilbane , Irish footballer
- 1979 - Julie Augustyniak , American soccer player
- 1982 - Shoaib Malik , Pakistani cricketer
- 1984 - Darren Fletcher , Scottish footballer
- 1985 - Dean Shiels , Northern Irish footballer
Deaths
- 1248 - Henry II, Duke Of Brabant (b. 1207 )
- 1328 - King Charles IV Of France (b. 1294 )
- 1542 - Girolamo Aleandro , Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1480 )
- 1563 - Menas , Emperor Of Ethiopia (died of fever)
- 1590 - Lawrence Humphrey , English clergyman and educator
- 1691 - Pope Alexander VIII (b. 1610 )
- 1718 - Charles Talbot, 1st Duke Of Shrewsbury , English politician (b. 1660 )
- 1733 - King Augustus II Of Poland (b. 1670 )
- 1734 - John Floyer , English physician and writer (b. 1649 )
- 1743 - Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni , Italian composer (b. 1657 )
- 1761 - Pierre François Xavier De Charlevoix , French historian (b. 1682 )
- 1768 - Sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet , British cavalry officer (b. 1685 )
- 1793 - William Wildman Shute Barrington , British statesman (b. 1717 )
- 1851 - Mary Shelley , English author (b. 1797 )
- 1893 - George Henry Sanderson , Mayor of San Francisco (b. 1824 )
- 1897 - Constantin Von Ettingshausen , Austrian geologist (b. 1826 )
- 1903 - George Gabriel Stokes , Irish physicist (b. 1819 )
- 1908 - King Carlos I Of Portugal (b. 1863 )
- 1928 - Hughie Jennings , baseball player (b. 1869 )
- 1944 - Piet Mondriaan , Dutch painter (b. 1872 )
- 1957 - Friedrich Paulus , German general (b. 1890 )
- 1958 - Clinton Davisson , American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1888 )
- 1966 - Hedda Hopper , American gossip columnist (b. 1885 )
- 1966 - Buster Keaton , American actor (b. 1895 )
- 1970 - Alfréd Rényi , Hungarian mathematician (b. 1921 )
- 1976 - Werner Heisenberg , German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1901 )
- 1976 - George Whipple , American scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize In Physiology Or Medicine (b. 1878 )
- 1981 - Donald Wills Douglas, Sr. , American aircraft manufacturer (b. 1892 )
- 1981 - Geirr Tveitt , Norwegian composer (b. 1908 )
- 1986 - Alva Myrdal , Swedish politician, diplomat, and writer, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1902 )
- 1988 - Heather O'Rourke , American actress (b. 1975 )
- 1989 - Elaine De Kooning , American artist (b. 1918 )
- 1991 - Carol Dempster , American actress (b. 1901 )
- 1997 - Herb Caen , American newspaper columnist (b. 1916 )
- 1999 - Paul Mellon , American philanthropist (b. 1907 )
- 2002 - Hildegard Knef , German actress, singer, and writer (b. 1925 )
- 2003 - The crew of the Space Shuttle Columbia , astronauts:
- --- Michael P. Anderson (b. 1959 )
- --- David Brown (b. 1956 )
- --- Kalpana Chawla (b. 1961 )
- --- Laurel Clark (b. 1961 )
- --- Rick D. Husband (b. 1957 )
- --- Willie McCool (b. 1961 )
- --- Ilan Ramon (b. 1954 )
- 2003 - Mongo Santamaria , Cuban percussionist and band leader (b. 1922 )
- 2005 - John Vernon , Canadian actor (b. 1932 )
Holidays and observances
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External links
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